From 2ee1d6e147d716994ce34ad0e3aff6986c4bb431 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bernie Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 06:11:52 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Edit page MicrosoftTactics --- MicrosoftTactics | 19 ++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/MicrosoftTactics b/MicrosoftTactics index 6a43803..fdbb28b 100644 --- a/MicrosoftTactics +++ b/MicrosoftTactics @@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ steve_ballmer_bill_gates_i_wish_i_knew_how_to_quit_you.jpg + === Targeting GNU/Linux === - * Linux is a Cancer (Steve Ballmer) + * [[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2001/06/02/ballmer_linux_is_a_cancer/ | Linux is a Cancer]] -- Steve Ballmer, CEO (2001) - * Linux is unamerican (Steve Ballmer) + * [[http://www.linux.com/feature/8374 | Linux is un-American]] -- Jim Allchin, Windows chief officer (2001) * Linux TCP/IP stack slower than Windows 2000's @@ -23,12 +24,14 @@ steve_ballmer_bill_gates_i_wish_i_knew_how_to_quit_you.jpg === Targeting Linux distributors === - * Paying Novell with the "vouchers" for unclear "interoperability" agreements + * Paying Novell with "vouchers" for unclear [[http://news.cnet.com/Microsoft-makes-Linux-pact-with-Novell/2100-1016_3-6132119.html | patent and "interoperability" pact]] (2007) - * Paying Novell again + * Paying Novell again (2008) * Attempting to [[http://olpcnews.com/sales_talk/microsoft/how_microsoft_got_xp_on_the_xo.html | take over OLPC]] (2005) + * Attempted patent deal with [[http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/06/19/1720201 Red Hat and Canonical]] (2007) + === Targeting hardware vendors === * [[http://money.cnn.com/2008/05/15/technology/microsoft_olpc.fortune/index.htm | Undisclosed deal between Bill Gates and Nicholas Negroponte]], disrupting OLPC (2008) @@ -64,15 +67,17 @@ steve_ballmer_bill_gates_i_wish_i_knew_how_to_quit_you.jpg * The [[http://www.microsoft.com/uk/servers/winclientshearts/ | Windows loves PHP]] campaign to promote the WAMP platform (2008) -=== Targeting OpenSource licenses === +=== Targeting OpenSource licenses and development model === * Claiming the GPL is invalid and unenforceable - * Halloween documents + * The [[http://www.catb.org/~esr/halloween/ | Halloween documents]] (1998-2004) + + * Microsoft claims that [[http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-152099.html | OSS violates 235 (unspecified) patatens]] === Misc === - * The (RED) campaign with the U2 (2008) + * The (RED) campaign with Dell and Bono (2008) == Help wanted! == -- 2.25.1